On Thursday, President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals placed on home confinement, and pardoned 39 others convicted of non-violent crimes, with the White House stating that the moves represented the “largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history.” Biden said in a statement: “America was built on the promise of possibility …
Monthly Archives: December 2024
UNLV names former Florida coach Dan Mullen as their new head coach
According to multiple reports, UNLV has hired former Florida and Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen as their new head coach in a five-year deal. Mullen replaces Barry Odom, who spent the past two seasons with the Rebels before taking the head coach position at Purdue over the weekend. Mullen, 52, has been working as a …
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Six-time Super Bowl winning coach Bill Belichick headed to North Carolina Tar Heels
Six-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick, 72, is headed to the college football ranks and will serve as head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels. The school announced it had reached a five-year deal with Belichick, replacing the program’s winningest coach, Mack Brown. Belichick said in a statement: “I am excited for the opportunity …
Ringo Starr releases ‘Thankful’ featuring Alison Krauss
Ringo Starr has teamed up with Alison Krauss for the song “Thankful,” the second track off Starr’s forthcoming country music album, Look Up, set to drop on January 10, 2025. Look Up, produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett, was recorded this year in Nashville and Los Angeles, The album features 11 songs, with nine written …
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Morgan Wallen pleads guilty, sentenced in chair-throwing incident
Morgan Wallen has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in the chair-throwing incident at Eric Church’s Chief’s bar in downtown Nashville earlier this year. Wallen pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor reckless endangerment as part of a plea agreement his lawyers arranged that allowed him to avoid serving any further jail time as part of …
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CBS to air primetime concert special “An Evening with Dua Lipa”
CBS will air the primetime concert An Evening With Dua Lipa, featuring live performances from the Grammy Award-winning artist’s latest album, Radical Optimism along with many of her greatest hits. The special, filmed in London on October 17th at Royal Albert Hall, features Dua Lipa’s reimagined hit songs, accompanied for the first time by the …
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Selena Gomez announces engagement to Benny Blanco
Selena Gomez has announced her engagement to music producer Benny Blanco after more than one year of dating, sharing the happy news in a social media post showcasing her oval-shaped engagement ring with the caption: “forever begins now..” The 32-year-old Gomez also shared a photo carousel including an image of the actress sitting on a …
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Wisconsin kayaker who authorities say fled to Europe after faking death returns to the U.S.
A Wisconsin man who officials say faked his own drowning roughly four months ago and fled to Eastern Europe – leaving his wife and three children — has willingly returned to the U.S. and turned himself in. According to Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll, the man – Ryan Borgwardt — came back on his …
Grocery chain Albertsons sues rival retailer Kroger after courts block $24.6 billion merger
After a federal court blocked the multibillion proposed merger between grocery retailers Kroger and Albertsons on Tuesday, Albertsons has backed out of the deal, and filed a lawsuit against Kroger. Kroger, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, operates 2,750 stores in 35 states and the District of Columbia, including the chains Harris Teeter, Mariano’s, Ralphs and Smith’s. …
Texas Rangers acquire slugger Jake Burger from Miami Marlins in exchange for minor league prospects
The Texas Rangers have acquired veteran first baseman Jake Burger from the Miami Marlins, in exchange for three minor league prospects. Burger is eligible for arbitration in 2026 and isn’t set to become a free agent until 2029. The 28-year-old Burger was the No. 11 overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft. Over 344 career …